England v Pakistan 3rd Test
Pakistan tour of England - 1954 (1954) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 22 July 1954
Match drawn
Match drawn. Denis Compton top-scored with 93 for England. Johnny Wardle took 4/19.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Pakistan tour of England - 1954 (1954)
- Ground
- Old Trafford, Manchester
- Dates
- 22 July 1954 to 27 July 1954
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- David Sheppard (England), Abdul Kardar (Pakistan)
- Debuts
- Jim Parks (England), Jim McConnon (England)
- Umpires
- F Chester and FS Lee
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. Jim Parks and Jim McConnon played their first Tests.
England batted first and made 359 for 8. Denis Compton top-scored with 93, and Tom Graveney made 65. Fazal Mahmood took 4 for 107 for Pakistan.
Pakistan replied with 90 all out. Hanif Mohammad top-scored with 32. Johnny Wardle took 4 for 19 for England. From 63 for 3 they lost 7 wickets for 27 runs, to 90 for 10. England led by 269 on first innings. Pakistan followed on.
Pakistan made 25 for 4 in their second innings. Khalid Wazir top-scored with 9 not out. Alec Bedser took 3 for 9 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 10 runs, to 10 for 4.
Match drawn.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 359 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| David Sheppard | bowled | 13 |
| Trevor Bailey | run out | 42 |
| Peter May | c Imtiaz Ahmed | 14 |
| Denis Compton | c Imtiaz Ahmed | 93 |
| Tom Graveney | st Imtiaz Ahmed | 65 |
| Jim Parks | bowled | 15 |
| Godfrey Evans | c Hanif Mohammad | 31 |
| Johnny Wardle | c Waqar Hasan | 54 |
| Alec Bedser | not out | 22 |
| Jim McConnon | not out | 5 |
Did not bat: Brian Statham
Extras 5 · Total 359 for 8
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazal Mahmood | 42 | 14 | 107 | 4 |
| Mahmood Hussain | 27 | 5 | 88 | 0 |
| Shujauddin | 48 | 12 | 127 | 3 |
| Ebbu Ghazali | 8 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Maqsood Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (David Sheppard), 2-57 (Peter May), 3-97 (Trevor Bailey), 4-190 (Denis Compton), 5-217 (Jim Parks), 6-261 (Tom Graveney), 7-293 (Godfrey Evans), 8-348 (Johnny Wardle)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Trevor Bailey and David Sheppard | 20 |
| second | Trevor Bailey and Peter May | 37 |
| third | Denis Compton and Trevor Bailey | 40 |
| fourth | Denis Compton and Tom Graveney | 93 |
| fifth | Tom Graveney and Jim Parks | 27 |
| sixth | Godfrey Evans and Tom Graveney | 44 |
| seventh | Godfrey Evans and Johnny Wardle | 32 |
| eighth | Alec Bedser and Johnny Wardle | 55 |
| ninth | Alec Bedser and Jim McConnon | 11 |
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 90 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Hanif Mohammad | c Johnny Wardle | 32 |
| Imtiaz Ahmed | c Jim McConnon | 13 |
| Waqar Hasan | c Jim McConnon | 11 |
| Maqsood Ahmed | c Johnny Wardle | 4 |
| Abdul Kardar | bowled | 9 |
| Ebbu Ghazali | c David Sheppard | 0 |
| Wazir Mohammad | c Jim McConnon | 5 |
| Fazal Mahmood | c Denis Compton | 9 |
| Khalid Wazir | c Jim McConnon | 2 |
| Shujauddin | not out | 0 |
| Mahmood Hussain | bowled | 0 |
Extras 5 · Total 90 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | 15.5 | 4 | 36 | 3 |
| Johnny Wardle | 24 | 16 | 19 | 4 |
| Jim McConnon | 13 | 5 | 19 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Imtiaz Ahmed), 2-58 (Waqar Hasan), 3-63 (Hanif Mohammad), 4-66 (Maqsood Ahmed), 5-66 (Ebbu Ghazali), 6-77 (Abdul Kardar), 7-80 (Wazir Mohammad), 8-87 (Khalid Wazir), 9-89 (Fazal Mahmood), 10-90 (Mahmood Hussain)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Hanif Mohammad and Imtiaz Ahmed | 26 |
| second | Hanif Mohammad and Waqar Hasan | 32 |
| third | Hanif Mohammad and Maqsood Ahmed | 5 |
| fourth | Abdul Kardar and Maqsood Ahmed | 3 |
| fifth | Abdul Kardar and Ebbu Ghazali | 0 |
| sixth | Abdul Kardar and Wazir Mohammad | 11 |
| seventh | Fazal Mahmood and Wazir Mohammad | 3 |
| eighth | Fazal Mahmood and Khalid Wazir | 7 |
| ninth | Fazal Mahmood and Shujauddin | 2 |
| tenth | Mahmood Hussain and Shujauddin | 1 |
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 25 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Hanif Mohammad | c David Sheppard | 1 |
| Shujauddin | c Tom Graveney | 1 |
| Wazir Mohammad | c Jim Parks | 7 |
| Abdul Kardar | not out | 0 |
| Ebbu Ghazali | c Johnny Wardle | 0 |
| Khalid Wazir | not out | 9 |
Did not bat: Imtiaz Ahmed, Waqar Hasan, Maqsood Ahmed, Fazal Mahmood, Mahmood Hussain
Extras 7 · Total 25 for 4
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bedser | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| Johnny Wardle | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Shujauddin), 2-8 (Hanif Mohammad), 3-10 (Wazir Mohammad), 4-10 (Ebbu Ghazali)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Hanif Mohammad and Shujauddin | 1 |
| second | Hanif Mohammad and Wazir Mohammad | 7 |
| third | Abdul Kardar and Wazir Mohammad | 2 |
| fourth | Abdul Kardar and Ebbu Ghazali | 0 |
| fifth | Abdul Kardar and Khalid Wazir | 15 |
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